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Society of Petroleum Engineers

In research, Society of Petroleum Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#21,118 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,239 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 87.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,957
of 28,054 · #40,532 all time
Rank in United States
#4,185
of 4,192
Research works
319
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Society of Petroleum Engineers known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #21,118 of 21,541 2.7%250
EngineeringField #11,239 of 11,412 3.1%173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Society of Petroleum Engineers sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Society of Petroleum Engineers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 87.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 28.8 works88×
  2. EngineeringField · 34.3 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 21.59× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.62× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 21.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Society of Petroleum Engineers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Climate Change, EROI and Fossil Fuels.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability18▲ 12×7 topics
  2. Renewable Energy15▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Optimization12▲ 43×2 topics
  4. Data Assimilation12▲ 125×1 topic
  5. Ensemble Kalman Filter12▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Climate Change11▲ 6.5×3 topics
  7. EROI10▲ 452×1 topic
  8. Fossil Fuels10▲ 330×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  10. Machine Learning7▲ 3.4×2 topics
  11. Artificial Lift Systems7▲ 361×1 topic
  12. Fault Diagnosis7▲ 73×1 topic
  13. Offshore Decommissioning5▲ 911×1 topic
  14. Ship Recycling5▲ 911×1 topic
  15. Oil and Gas4▲ 149×2 topics
  16. Subsea3▲ 512×1 topic
  17. Technology3▲ 9.0×1 topic
  18. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Fracture Propagation2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Innovation2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  22. Geopolitics2▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Information Retrieval2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Neural Networks2▲ 1.55×2 topics
  25. Global Governance1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  26. Health Effects1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  27. Healthcare1▲ 1.88×2 topics
  28. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.33×3 topics
  29. Black Carbon Emissions1▲ 256×1 topic
  30. Entrepreneurship1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Gas Flaring1▲ 256×1 topic
  32. Machine Translation1▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Natural Gas1▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Word Representation1▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Corporate Reputation1▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Economic Development1▲ 1.95×2 topics
  38. Financial Performance1▲ 2.7×1 topic
  39. Hackathons1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Technology Transfer1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Society of Petroleum Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies.

Reservoir Engineering an…12Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 12 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…10Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 10 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…7Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 7 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…5Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 5 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 3 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 1 fractional worksCorporate Identity and Reputation: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringArtificial Intelligence2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Corporate Identity and Reputation Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Society of Petroleum Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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